Induction Accelerator Technology Choices for the Integrated Beam Experiment (IBX)

Journal Article · Mon Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 2003 · Fusion Science and Technology

OSTI ID:20849523

Leitner, M A ^[1]; Celata, C M ^[1]; Lee, E P ^[1]; Logan, B G ^[1]; Sabbi, G ^[1]; Waldron, W L ^[1]; Barnard, J J ^[2]

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1. Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (United States)
2. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (United States)

Over the next three years the research program of the Heavy Ion Fusion Virtual National Laboratory (HIF-VNL), a collaboration among LBNL, LLNL, and PPPL, is focused on separate scientific experiments in the injection, transport and focusing of intense heavy ion beams at currents from 100 mA to 1 A. As a next major step in the HIF-VNL program, we aim for a complete 'source-to-target' experiment, the Integrated Beam Experiment (IBX). By combining the experience gained in the current separate beam experiments IBX would allow the integrated scientific study of the evolution of a single heavy ion beam at high current ({approx}1 A) through all sections of a possible heavy ion fusion accelerator: the injection, acceleration, compression, and beam focusing.This paper describes the main parameters and technology choices of the planned IBX experiment. IBX will accelerate singly charged potassium or argon ion beams up to 10 MeV final energy and a longitudinal beam compression ratio of 10, resulting in a beam current at target of more than 10 Amperes. Different accelerator cell design options are described in detail: Induction cores incorporating either room temperature pulsed focusing-magnets or superconducting magnets.

• OSTI ID: 20849523
• Journal Information: Fusion Science and Technology, Vol. 44, Issue 2; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2006 American Nuclear Society (ANS), United States, All rights reserved. http://epubs.ans.org/; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1536-1055
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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